Category: Bleeping Computer

Email security seatbelts
09
Jan
2026

Why click rate is the wrong metric

So many security teams still measure phishing with the click rate. It’s easy to track and easy to put in…

Illinois Department of Human Services
09
Jan
2026

Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), one of Illinois’ largest state agencies, accidentally exposed the personal and health data…

Snapchat
09
Jan
2026

Illinois man charged with hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos

U.S. prosecutors have charged an Illinois man with orchestrating a phishing operation that allowed him to hack the Snapchat accounts…

Trend Micro
09
Jan
2026

Trend Micro warns of critical Apex Central RCE vulnerability

Japanese cybersecurity software firm Trend Micro has patched a critical security flaw in Apex Central (on-premise) that could allow attackers…

CISA
09
Jan
2026

CISA retires 10 emergency cyber orders in rare bulk closure

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has retired 10 Emergency Directives issued between 2019 and 2024, saying that…

Grok
09
Jan
2026

xAI teases major Grok upgrade, hints at Grok Code CLI

Elon Musk-backed xAI has been missing in action for a while now, but today, Musk teased a major upgrade for…

New China-linked hackers breach telcos using edge device exploits
09
Jan
2026

New China-linked hackers breach telcos using edge device exploits

A sophisticated threat actor that uses Linux-based malware to target telecommunications providers has recently broadened its operations to include organizations…

Gmail
09
Jan
2026

Gmail’s new AI Inbox uses Gemini, but Google says it won’t train AI on user emails

Google says it’s rolling out a new feature called ‘AI Inbox,’ which summarizes all your emails, but the company promises…

FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs
09
Jan
2026

FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs

The North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Kimsuki is using malicious QR codes in spearphishing campaigns that target U.S. organizations, the Federal…

Texas court blocks Samsung from collecting smart TV viewing data
09
Jan
2026

Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order

  Update Jan. 6, 2026, 1:49 PM ET: After publishing this story, Samsung told BleepingComputer that the Texas court vacated the…

VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure
09
Jan
2026

VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure

Chinese-speaking threat actors used a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance to deliver a VMware ESXi exploit toolkit that seems to have…

Cisco
09
Jan
2026

Cisco switches hit by reboot loops due to DNS client bug

Multiple Cisco switch models are suddenly experiencing reboot loops after logging fatal DNS client errors, according to reports seen by…